Patents by Inventor Kodumudi S. Balaji

Kodumudi S. Balaji has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11318130
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat actinic keratosis with short durations of therapy, than currently prescribed for the commercially available Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating actinic keratosis with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are short and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat actinic keratosis are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Sharon F. Levy, James Hurn-Joung Lee, James H. Kulp, Kodumudi S. Balaji, Tze-Chiang Meng, Jason J. Wu, Valyn S. Bahm, Robert Babilon
  • Publication number: 20200276182
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine, imiquimod, to treat actinic keratosis with short durations of therapy, than currently prescribed for the commercially available Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating actinic keratosis with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are short and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat actinic keratosis are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Sharon F. Levy, James Hurn-Joung Lee, James H. Kulp, Kodumudi S. Balaji, Tze-Chiang Meng, Jason J. Wu, Valyn S. Bahm, Robert Babilon
  • Patent number: 10596155
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides mucoadhesive aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes including intravaginal application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CHEMO RESEARCH, S.L.
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Publication number: 20190183859
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides mucoadhesive aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes including intravaginal application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: CHEMO RESEARCH, S.L.
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Patent number: 10238644
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat actinic keratosis with short durations of therapy, than currently prescribed for the commercially available Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating actinic keratosis with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are short and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat actinic keratosis are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Sharon F. Levy, James Hurn-Joung Lee, James H. Kulp, Kodumudi S. Balaji, Tze-Chiang Meng, Jason J. Wu, Valyn S. Bahm, Robert Babilon
  • Patent number: 10238634
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides mucoadhesive aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes, including intravaginal application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: CHEMO RESEARCH, S.L.
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Patent number: 9642998
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to airless storage and dispensing systems that include a pump or dispensing package pre-filled with a topical semi-solid imiquimod pharmaceutical formulation (“pump systems”) and methods for storing and dispensing from the pump systems a plurality of precisely measured and uniform unit doses of a topical semi-solid imiquimod pharmaceutical formulation, and more particularly to pump systems, pre-filled with a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream and methods for delivering multiple precisely measured unit doses of a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream, and methods for using a controlled delivery pump system to store and dispense a plurality of consistent and precisely measured unit doses of a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream for use in topically treating a dermal and mucosal-associated condition, such as, external genital warts and/or perianal warts (EGWs), actinic keratosis or actinic keratoses (AK or AKs) and superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Patent number: 9370509
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat actinic keratosis with short durations of therapy, than currently prescribed for the commercially available Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating actinic keratosis with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are short and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat actinic keratosis are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Sharon F. Levy, James H. Lee, James H. Kulp, Kodumudi S. Balaji, Tze-Chiang Meng, Jason J. Wu, Valyn S. Bahm, Robert Babilon
  • Patent number: 9198858
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides mucoadhesive aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes, including intravaginal application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Publication number: 20150314115
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to airless storage and dispensing systems that include a pump or dispensing package pre-filled with a topical semi-solid imiquimod pharmaceutical formulation (“pump systems”) and methods for storing and dispensing from the pump systems a plurality of precisely measured and uniform unit doses of a topical semi-solid imiquimod pharmaceutical formulation, and more particularly to pump systems, pre-filled with a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream and methods for delivering multiple precisely measured unit doses of a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream, and methods for using a controlled delivery pump system to store and dispense a plurality of consistent and precisely measured unit doses of a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream for use in topically treating a dermal and mucosal-associated condition, such as, external genital warts and/or perianal warts (EGWs), actinic keratosis or actinic keratoses (AK or AKs) and superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: MICHAEL T. NORDSIEK, KODUMUDI S. BALAJI
  • Patent number: 9072876
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to airless storage and dispensing systems that include a pump or dispensing package pre-filled with a topical semi-solid imiquimod pharmaceutical formulation (“pump systems”) and methods for storing and dispensing from the pump systems a plurality of precisely measured and uniform unit doses of a topical semi-solid imiquimod pharmaceutical formulation, and more particularly to pump systems, pre-filled with a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream and methods for delivering multiple precisely measured unit doses of a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream, and methods for using a controlled delivery pump system to store and dispense a plurality of consistent and precisely measured unit doses of a topical imiquimod pharmaceutical cream for use in topically treating a dermal and mucosal-associated condition, such as, external genital warts and/or perianal warts (EGWs), actinic keratosis or actinic keratoses (AK or AKs) and superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Patent number: 8946276
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides mucoadhesive aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes, including intravaginal application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Watson Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Publication number: 20140206735
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes, including topical application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with rosacea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Publication number: 20130210855
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1-isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat actinic keratosis with short durations of therapy, than currently prescribed for the commercially available Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating actinic keratosis with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are short and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat actinic keratosis are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. NORDSIEK, Sharon F. LEVY, James H. LEE, James H. KULP, Kodumudi S. BALAJI, Tze-Chiang MENG, Jason J. WU, Valyn S. BAHM, Robert BABILON
  • Publication number: 20130005785
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides mucoadhesive aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes, including intravaginal application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. NORDSIEK, Kodumudi S. Balaji
  • Publication number: 20130005787
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides mucoadhesive aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes, including intravaginal application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. NORDSIEK, Kodumudi S. BALAJI
  • Publication number: 20120329825
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2 methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5 c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat genital/perianal warts with shorter durations of therapy than currently prescribed for the commercially available for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating genital/perianal warts with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are shorter and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat genital/perianal warts are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. NORDSIEK, Sharon F. LEVY, James H. LEE, James H. KULP, Kodumudi S. BALAJI, Tze-Chiang MENG, Jason J. WU, Valyn S. BAHM, Robert BABILON
  • Publication number: 20120329824
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat genital/perianal warts with shorter durations of therapy than currently prescribed for the commercially available for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating genital/perianal warts with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are shorter and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat genital/perianal warts are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. NORDSIEK, Sharon F. LEVY, James H. LEE, James H. KULP, Kodumudi S. BALAJI, Tze-Chiang MENG, Jason J. WU, Valyn S. BAHM, Robert BABILON
  • Publication number: 20120329823
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat genital/perianal warts with shorter durations of therapy than currently prescribed for the commercially available Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating genital/perianal warts with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are shorter and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat genital/perianal warts are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Nordsiek, Sharon F. Levy, James H. Lee, James H. Kulp, Kodumudi S. Balaji, Tze-Chiang Meng, Jason J. Wu, Valyn S. Bahm, Robert Babilon
  • Publication number: 20120289538
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5 c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat genital/perianal warts with shorter durations of therapy than currently prescribed for the commercially available for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating genital/perianal warts with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are shorter and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat genital/perianal warts are also disclosed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael T. NORDSIEK, Sharon F. LEVY, James H. LEE, James H. KULP, Kodumudi S. BALAJI, Tze-Chiang MENG, Jason J. WU, Valyn S. BAHM, Robert BABILON